El Ismaily vs Al Masry Prediction: A crucial one for the road team

Borg El Arab Stadium will be the venue for this Egyptian Premier League game between El Ismaily and Al Masry. The last meeting between these sides ended in a 1-1 draw. How will this game unfold?

El Ismaily returned to winning ways against Future FC last time out, securing a 0-1 win. Marwan Hamdi’s lone goal in the 14th minute proved the difference in that game. However, prior games to that win saw El Ismaily defeat Al Qanah in a league cup on penalties, while they drew ENPPI and National Bank of Egypt. This season, El Ismaily has 31 points accumulated from 27 matches, positioning them 12th in the league standings.

Al Masry are coming off a 0-2 league defeat at the hands of Ceramica Cleopatra. However, prior to that defeat, this team pulled off four unbeaten games, picking wins over Zamalek and Gomhoriat Shebin, while they drew Future FC and ENPPI. This season, Al Masry have accumulated 42 points from 26 games. Al Masry are positioned 3rd in the league standings, scoring 34 goals and conceding 34 in 26 games. 

In their last five games, El Ismaily won one. However, three encounters ended in Al Masry’s favor, while one ended in a 1-1 draw. El Ismaily scored four goals in those encounters while Al Masry scored nine. 

I am backing Al Masry in this game, looking at how crucial this encounter is. However, El Ismaily have not lost any of their last matches and can not be written off either. Therefore, looking at the two teams’ level of play and the importance of this encounter, this game is expected to end in Al Masry’s favor, while El Ismaily also finds the back of the net.